Here's why:
* Mitosis is a type of cell division that produces two identical daughter cells from a single parent cell. This is how the body grows and replaces worn-out or damaged cells.
* Somatic cells are all the cells in the body except for gametes (sperm and egg cells). These include muscle cells, skin cells, nerve cells, etc.
* Gametes are produced through a different type of cell division called meiosis, which involves two rounds of division and results in four daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Therefore, the most direct product of mitotic division is a somatic cell, which is responsible for the growth and maintenance of the body.
